"So what about Lorenzo? I thought he was coming. ”

Yawei stood in the corner of the majestic hall, where all the glory and splendor remained, and the warm and solemn power enveloped the place with the slow chanting of the orchestra's repertoire.

Arthur...... Or maybe Duke Phoenix shook his head.

"He's been temporarily isolated by us, and although I have trust in the witcher, ...... The resurrection of the dead is still too weird, far beyond our understanding, and both we and Lorenzo himself need a process of acceptance. ”

"I've heard about the process of acceptance, but with Lorenzo's bad character, he probably doesn't have any psychological reaction to rejection. ”

Yawei Road.

The Duke of Phoenix glanced at the old butler, as if he did not expect that he was also so familiar with Lorenzo, at least with that bad character.

"Yes, earn a life for nothing, this neurotic must be happier than before. ”

Duke Phoenix sighed, looking at the center of the hall, the warm light sprinkled, and the girl seemed to be holy and light under the bath of light, probably all of them loved this moment, and even the gloomy sky was rarely clear.

Seleuc wished he could come and witness it, and although she didn't, she did...... This is a girl who likes to keep all her thoughts inside. ”

Yawei looked at the figure walking on the red carpet, and under all the attention, she walked farther and farther, and the woman on the endless steps smiled at her, and then stretched out her hand.

This is the sacred and majestic Platinum Palace, the center of power for the whole of Old Dunling, and indeed of the whole of Invig.

Today's ancient ceremony will take place here, the moment of the transfer of power to the Duke of Stuart, and under the Queen's authority, Seleuc will truly inherit this century-old glory today and become the youngest duchess.

"Is that so?" sighed the Duke of Phoenix, "I have always been unable to figure out one thing, but now I understand. ”

"What's the matter?"

"About where Eve and she were. ”

Yawei was stunned for a moment, his eyes were a little strange, and he didn't seem to understand why he was like this.

"You may not know that when Lorenzo's saddle wanted to cut my daughter before, he didn't hesitate at all, but when he switched to Seleuc, he took Lawrence to blow himself up...... Actually, the plan is far from like this. ”

He said slowly.

"But now that we look at it, it's just that we think he's complicated, except for those different identities, they're just ordinary people. ”

It's hard to think of Lorenzo as an ordinary person

"Think about it, Yawei, a girl, at her darkest and most ignorant age...... It was the time when the emotions were at their most intense and pure, and a person fished her out of the suffocating ocean, took her to the world of light, and taught her all kinds of strange things along the way, and anyone would have some strange feelings, maybe longing, maybe admiration......"

Duke Phoenix chuckled here, what a hell of a plot, but life is like this, it's like the only meteor in the dark, so you chase the falling starfall like a fool, because it's the only light in the darkness.

"We have an internal assumption that erosion is mutual, and while demons are eroding human beings, human beings are actually eroding demons, and the two parties are influencing each other, but the influence of human beings is too weak...... Lorenzo may have been the same, he was also influenced by Seleuc, though he didn't realize it. ”

"What impact?"

Yawei was a little curious.

"Humanity. ”

Duke Phoenix replied.

"I've always thought of Lorenzo as a beast or a machine, because he's always been so efficient and cold, and all the and funny things are just to make us let our guard down, but that's when I realized his struggles...... Struggle between human nature and animal nature. ”

It is not clear what they went through, but it was, and in the mutual influence Seleucus taught him humanity. ”

As if thinking of something funny, the Duke of Phoenix continued.

Lorenzo was also a philanthropist, and most of the money he earned went to convents that raised orphans. ”

Yawei's expression was very surprised, and it was difficult to connect this matter with the witcher.

"So that's it, he was happy then, as long as Seleu died, he had no weakness at all, and became pure will, but it was also sad that Seleu was dead, and he really became a bloodthirsty beast. It was the girl who connected him to the world. ”

Duke Phoenix looked at the girl in the light, she was bowing, her vision seemed to be a little trance, maybe many years later, there will be a girl with fiery hair standing here, inheriting the honor of the immortal bird, so thinking about it has an indescribable emotion.

"In every Rao's life, there will always be a few special people who can make you give up that stubborn ideal. ”

He spoke slowly, and his eyes turned to Yawei.

"Who is that person to you?"

"Of course it's Eve, she's my last warmth. ”

He made no secret of his affection for his daughter, although this love seemed somewhat incomprehensible to Eve.

"Rather than guarding the human world, it is better to guard her world, and the rest of the human race just happens to live with her. ”

"Is it incidental to protect everyone?"

"Of course, you don't pay us. ”

The two old guys laughed, a rare lightheartedness.

But Duke Phoenix's face immediately turned cold, and he looked at Yawei on the side, his eyes full of majestic scrutiny.

"You should know what I'm going to ask next, right? ”

The old butler nodded, as if he had foretold this.

"From the moment Seleucus came into contact with you, I had a premonition...... I thought I could hide it for the rest of my life, and as long as I died, no one would know the truth. ”

The old butler looked at the girl who stood like a goose in front of the crowd.

"This is information that Lorenzo got after he woke up, and when he failed to stop Lawrence, he captured Seleuc, and succeeded in using her as a link to spread the erosion...... But widespread demonization did not occur, and the Stuart groups on our watchlist were unharmed. ”

Duke Phoenix said slowly.

"Although Lorenzo is a psychopath, as a detective, some of his words do make a lot of sense. Excluding all impossibilities, the remaining answers, no matter how incredible, must be the truth. ”

He said in a deep voice.

"Seleuc isn't a Stuart at all, is he?"

It was a terrifying secret, a terrifying wave.

Everything seems so ironic that Seleucus is receiving the bestowal of glory, and at this moment the so-called glory is only deception.

But the old butler seemed very calm, and simply replied.

"Yes. ”

He laughed.

"In fact, this is a lie in itself, how could the blood of the noble Stuarts fall to Gaulinalo, and even if it does, the angry enemies will be slain...... It's just a self-deceptive joke. ”

"You...... Why?"

Duke Phoenix asked, puzzled.

In fact, nothing can be changed at the moment when the conversation between the two Rao is at all, Seleuc is the last Stuart, and Yawei is the last attendant of this ancient family, as long as he is sure of Seleu's identity, others will not find anything strange at all, as for the weird memetic pollution, the power of the demon will not appear in the public eye

"You are the guardian of this bloodline, but in the end you tarnished this glory...... Is it just to keep Stuart going?"

Yawei shook his head, a glow reflected in his cloudy gaze.

"No, it's not like this, Duke Phoenix, the glory never goes to any blood, even if the old Duke Stuart is still alive, he will agree with my decision. ”

"What kind of decision, do you want to find someone to solve the problem of the heir?"

He looked a little angry.

"You have disgraced Navis Stuart. ”

Navis Stuart, it was he who awarded everyone in the war, and then made a distinguished victory in the glorious war. That's the man who is recorded in Invig's history.

It was a harsh rebuke, but it seemed like a big joke to Yawei's ears, and he laughed even more happily, and then looked at the Duke of Phoenix.

"No, no one will blame me, especially Navis Stuart, on the contrary he will praise me for doing what he always wanted to do. ”

Duke Phoenix looked at him puzzled, and Yawei continued.

"You know? His real name is Navis Dodd, and he is the son of a blacksmith. ”

The terrible truth was revealed, and Yawei was so lightly revealed.

The Duke of Phoenix remembered the rumors about the Stuart family, the warning from the vanished Baskerville, and the shattered puzzle pieces came together, and he was shocked.

After a brief moment of shock, he asked.

"That is, those are true. ”

"Of course it's true, it's just that everyone is very united, hugged each other tightly, and no one leaked secrets, so Navis Dodd became Navis Stuart. ”

Yawei continued.

"Yes, that's the truth, in fact, Stuart's blood has long been cut off, and he died with the old earl in the castle a hundred years ago. ”

"But so what? Duke of Phoenix. ”

He asked rhetorically.

"The bloodline has long been severed, but the glory of Stuart still lives on in this world, doesn't it?

Glory never comes from any bloodline, it belongs to Rao's will, even if it is dead, someone will always pick it up and wipe it with dust, and continue to the former school

The will is stronger than the bloodline, and it can never be killed. ”

Duke Phoenix breathed violently, and sure enough, people's hearts were still much more complex than demons, so much that he couldn't think about it, and the words hammered his heart like a hammer, and only finally reluctantly asked.

"Yes...... Why?"

Why are you so obsessed with this? Why are you still so stubborn about the past a hundred years ago?

"Because we want to continue the name of Stuart, to continue its glory, and this is the only way we can repay the award of war at that time. ”

Keeping the name alive was the only way they could remember the old earl.

"And it's long gone as simple as a surname, it represents the same will, and those who are associated with it. ”

Yahweh's voice grew heavier and heavier, accompanied by the music rising from the temple like a pious prophecy.

"Stuart will not perish, and will not perish, and as long as there are people willing to do stupidity, he can be named Stuart. ”

Thunderous applause.

Everyone celebrated the moment of the award, and it was also at this moment that the Duke of Phoenix noticed countless glances, and he looked up sharply to find that there were familiar figures in the witnessing crowd, looking at him with smiles and nodding their heads.

It was them, those who swore in the war, those Stuart groups.

It was a Seleucian grant, and each family sent a representative, and they were never absent.

As Arthur, he felt the unknown for the first time, the unknown of the old Dunling, the unknown of Invig, he had never imagined that this power would be so powerful and hidden so deeply, in that strange feeling, he realized something.

"You chose the Seleuc?" he asked.

Yawei nodded.

"Everyone likes this girl very much, although she is a little willful, but the girl is ......"

He whispered slowly, the ancient will that bound them together, like the purifying apparatus that bound these madmen together.

The Duke of Phoenix looked at Yawei in awe, at the people in the crowd who were signaling to him.

"I'll keep it a secret. ”

"Even if you're fine, no one will believe it, like the Baskervilles. ”

Yawei was calm.

The ceremony was over, and everyone gathered around to celebrate the young duke.

"By the way, please pass this on to Lorenzo. ”

As if remembering something, Yawei took out a badge, the emblem of Stuart's house, sixty-one swords intertwined into a round shield.

Seleucus was finally awarded to Lorenzo. ”

Duke Phoenix took the badge and hesitated.

"You should know that at that time she did not have the power of a duke, and the queen had long since restricted your wanton grants. ”

"Of course I do, and even if the queen admits it, Lorenzo is a witcher, a madman who fights demons...... He was destined to be a light-phobic guy hiding in the shadows.

Besides, if it really was granted to him, he would definitely introduce himself with a strange prefix. ”

Yawei continued, smiling.

"It's just the approval of a wayward child, he won't appear in Stuart's history, he won't be written, at most he will have a corner in the wild history, but that will be many years later. ”

"Does that make sense?"

Duke Phoenix does not understand that the unknown honor is just a beautiful illusion.

"Yes, it doesn't make sense, he won't exist in any position, but on the contrary, he will be meaningful, and he will always exist in that precious position. ”

"Where?"

He asked, curiously.

"Here. ”

Yawei reached out and gently tapped the Duke of Phoenix on the chest.

"Here she is. ”

The old butler left, just like everyone else, and surrounded the honored girls to celebrate all this, while the Duke of Phoenix was a little stunned, the ancient secret had just been revealed, so lightly, as easy as an afternoon chatter, but the aftermath was only now slowly echoing, shocking.

I don't know how long it took before he slowly lowered his head and looked at the badge in his hand.

Unlike the normal Stuart emblem, the sword-forged shield has an extra sword, the sixty-second sword, and the thirty-third existing grantee, the oath bearer destined to be hidden in the dark.

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